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OVERthepast fewweekstheGrey-townGazette has received reportsfromdisgruntled Greytonian elec-tricity consumers who have been“accused”ofmeter tamperingandcompelled to pay R2 500 to havethe power supply re-connected.
The latest was just two weeksago when an owner of a busyMitchell Street business realisedthat there was no electricity caus-ing business to come to a halt.Shortly thereafter, a lady , dressedin blue overalls, claiming to havebeen sent by Igoda (the consult-ants undertaking themeter sweepin Greytown) said that the meterhad been tampered with andwouldbereconnected ifhepaidR2500.
How this meter was supposedlytampered with is one of the un-solved mysteries of 2013.
The store owner told the Grey-town Gazette, “we were quiteshocked on hearing this news be-cause the meter is in an enclosed,
caged area with two locked gateswhich are not on our property,“None of us have the keys to gainaccess to the meter box. In addi-tion the gates had not been forcedopen.”
The owner went to the Munici-plaity and attempted to explain tothem that the meter box was notaccessibleandpointedout that themeter box, which could be seenthrough the one gate,was brokenand did not have a Muniicpalitylock attached to it.
This businessmanwas forced topay R2 500 in order to have thepower restored and not suffer fur-ther financial loss through valua-ble cold produce going off in stor-age.
On querying what he could doto prevent his electricity beingtampered with again and costingR5 000 the next time, he receivedno response from theMunicipality. The only advice he received wasto pay the R2 500 penalty. To fur-
ther protect his business againstthe possibility of another mysterytampering, the businessmanbought and installed two stronglocks; one for themeter box, in theabsence of a Municipal lock andthe other to lock the gate so thathe will be consulted when theMu-nicipality needs to access the me-terbox.He isalsoawaitingameet-ing with the department con-cerned.
In yet another example of theconsumer is never right, a pen-sioner,living in Enhlalakahle , ac-cording to the Municipality state-ment owes a total of R25 506.64. ofwhichR23 000 is for “electrici-ty tampering”. However as theresidents points out no one fromthe Municipality has read the me-ter for months. She said that themeter box is hanging out of its fit-tingsandMunicipalworkerssaiditis too dangerous for them totouch.
This begs thequestion that if the
meter box is dangerous, whywould an elderly lady caring forthree young granddaughterstamper with a “live”meter box.However she was told by the Mu-nicipality last week that theywould disconnect her electricity
Gazette appeals to residents whohave had to pay the reconnectionfee as a result of tampering to con-tact the editor with the details oftheir case. Please note that illegalconnections are also included inthis request.
SHOCKING STATE OF AFFAIRS...PAY R2 500 ...OR ELSE!
THROUGHOUT the Midlands, the Jaca-randas are in flower which traditionallymeans it is time for end of year matricexams.
A total of 150 061 full time KZN stu-dents will be sitting for their final exami-nations from Monday, 28 October. In theUmvoti CMCircuit a total of 1 615 at 25high schools have been burning the mid-night oil in preparation for these impor-tant exams which serve as a stepping
stone to their futures.Depending on subjects the final exams
will be written on 29 November and it ishoped that the results will bereleased, at the latest by the beginningof January.
The Greytown Gazette, on behalf of allits readers,wishesall thematricsa stressfreeandsucessful swottingperiodaswellas theverybest of luck inwriting thevari-ous papers.
THAT TIMEOF THE YEAR!
Tradition is that if a Jacaranda blossom falls on you it means good luck swotting and writing.
because of the moneyshe owes, but in themeantime she was ad-vised to cover the box-with plastic.
Last week the Grey-town Gazette reportedthat a resident living ina block of flats wasforced to pay R2 500 torestore power after be-ing told that the flat’smeter had been tam-pered with. This de-spite being housed be-hind a locked door andthe resident unable todetermine which of themeters boxes belongedto her flat. Greytown
IN THE UMVOTI CMCIRCUIT A TOTAL OF 1 615 AT 25 HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE BEENBURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL IN PREPARATION FOR THESE IMPORTANT EXAMSWHICH SERVE AS A STEPPING STONE TO THEIR FUTURES.
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LASTFridaywas health night when GreytownDrugstoreand Vogel hosted a talk at the Greytown Bowls Club.EsteeSchreiber,knowntomanyEastCoastRadio listenerswas the entertaining and interesting guest speaker. Over60 health conscious Greytonians were there to listen andask questions.
HEALTHY NIGHTOUT
Sylvia Howden, Estee Schreiber, Sue Thomson and Vogelrepresentative Abigail Robinson
WALKINGTALL!TANIELWebb of Greytown had the ex-perience of her lifetime when she re-cently stood up straight and took herfirst steps in the Just Walk Bionics, bi-onic walking suit, known as Ekso.
“Wow mom, I did not realise I wasthis tall”wereher firstwordsas theEk-sobroughther toher feet and she stoodtall for the first time in 24 years. Webbbecame wheelchair-bound after suf-fering head injury trauma and being inacomafor threemonthsafterahorrificcar accident when she was only eightyears old.
Addingto theexcitementwasthefactthat shewas able to experience gravityagain when she walked at the rehabcentre with Ekso strapped onto herbody by the biokineticists at ‘JustWalkBionics’ in Rivonia, Johannesburg.
The Ekso is the first of its kind to beused inSouthAfricaandsinceJune thisyear, 31 paraplegics, quadraplegicsand head-injured trauma cases havebenefitted andexperienced the thrill ofbeing able to “walk” oncemore. To seeWebb take her first steps in the Eksosuit watch the video onYouTube atwww.youtube.com/watch?v=ckp37MNVg2w , or visitwww.justwalkbionics.co.za
For more information on Just WalkBionics call 071 462 6643 – it couldchange lifestyles and outlooks on life.
ZandileMthethwaGraduates
Congratulations to ZandileMthethwa from Greytown ongraduating as an enrolled nursefrom Church of Scottland nursingcollege. Her graduation ceremonywas on 12 September at the Olym-picHallPietermaritzburg.Zandileexpressed her appreciation to hermother the Mthethwa and Msi-mango families; Umvoti Aids Cen-tre where she worked for severalyears as a community care-giver;Greytown EMRS. Zandile is work-ing at the Siqweje Clinic inuThukela District.
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DIWALI, known as the festival of lights,is celebrated by Hindus across the worldas victory of good over evil. Familiesperform traditional activities in theirhomes, observing a fast in celebrationof the festival. It also involves the light-ing lamps filled with oil or Ghee whichsymbolises the “good over evil” with thereturn of the almighty Lord Ram after14 years of exile and his part in the victo-ry of good and evil, these lamps burn-through the night. During Diwali fami-lies adorn new clothes, share sweetsand snacks with family and friends.Fireworks are lit as it is believed cultur-ally that in celebration the vibrant col-ours which are can be seen from thefireworks shows light over dark and evil
spirits are driven away.In light of the above an urgent appeal
is being made to all residents who arepet owners to prepare their animals forthe Diwali festival. On Friday, 25 Octo-berthere will be a fireworks display be-tween 8pm and 9pm.
Diwali will be celebrated on Sun-day, 3rd November, the noise fromthe fireworks exploding will agi-tate pets. It is requested that on25 October as well as 2, 3 and 5November (Guy Fawkes day) thefollowing precautions are taken osafe guarding the animals;
1.Desentization of noises helps toprevent a phobia of loud noises, use a
CDor have the television on to keep petscalm this will also drain out the loudbang of the fireworks making the petsfeel secure.
2.Prepare the house by closing thecurtains and leaving lights on to detractfrom the colour of the fireworks whichwill also help to calm the pets.
3.Keep pets in a familiar space andallow room for them to move around.
4.Provide pets with enough food andwater, if they are going to be confinedto a cage. Also place the cage in a famil-iar, cool and secure room.
5.Check on the pets at regular inter-vals try not to aggravate them.
6.Before releasing the pets back out-side ensure that no debris fromthe fire-
works are in the yard.7.Make sure all pets have name tags
in the event that they run away.Always remember that the flashing
lights, smell of sulphur and the noiseis what upsets pets, therefore try to ele-vate those elements. It is also impor-tant to note that there are medicationsavailable that can be given to pets priorto events that involve fireworks, thepurpose of such medication is to keeppets calm it is similar to a human takinga relaxant or drinking camomile tea,there are no lasting side effects of themedication. However advise can besought from a vet when purchasingmedication however should you feel af-ter consultation with the local vet clinic
you cannot afford the medication theabove point from 1-7 should assist inkeeping your pet safe and calm duringthis period. If there are any problemswith pets during this festive season orstray animals are found contact theSPCA for help, contactr the 911 centre.
Important numbers to remember:911 Emergency Centre033 417 2911.Trevor of the SPCA076 435 0615 or theLocal Veterinary Clinic033 417 1777
We wish you a safe and joyous Diwali.Issued by Umvoti Municipality
Diwali awareness message from Umvoti Municipality
A DIWALI show will take placeon Friday, 25 October hosted byShri Vishnu Mandhir GreytownandSangeethVidayaInstituteSAat the Brindhaven Hall.
The guests, “King of Chutneysand Jalso Bhojpuri”, come fromMauritius and promise to pro-vide a very entertaining evening.
The show will start at 6.30pmsharp.
Supper will be served andthere will be a fireworks display.
There is no entry fee.For further information,
please contact Mrs Aheer at 082415 7530 or Mr P Manobath at072 7352 211.
DIWALISHOWThe much awaited Spring rains
have arrived at last and whilstweekend sports was just about ano-no., farmers, gardeners andrain watchers were delighted.
Since the 16th PANNAR Re-search Department hasrecorded65.6;Grant Gifford re-corded 74mm from the 17th toTuesday monring, whilst a Seven
Oaks farmer scored 76mm!According to various interna-
tional weather forecasters...thereis more to come!
GREAT RAINS
A bring’nbraai is to be held thisSunday at 12 noon at the SeniorCitizens centre (Concordia).Mem-
bersof thepublicwelcome-pleasebring along meat and slads - braiifires will be provided and enjoy a
couple of hours of socialising andchat.
Bring ‘n braai
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Hallowe'en is on Thursday 31 October andthe residents of Arcadia will be hosting aspecial Hallowe'en tea party and wouldlove to see friends pop in. People are en-couraged to dress up to mark the day and
bring along a pumpklin pie or even fritters.Itwill takeplace onThursdayat 10am .Thetrial run on Monday with tasty pumpkincheese cakeswere baked by baked by Tan-ya van Rooyen.
HALLOWE'EN AT ARCADIA
Halloween is celebrated on 31stOctober as a secular holiday,mainly in the United States ofAmerica and on not such a grandscale in other countries.
Halloween history and tradi-tions began with the Celts in whatis now Ireland. It was originally acelebration at the end of the Celticsummer called Samhain, - pagancustom that linked the living withthe dead. During this ritual con-tact with the deceased becamepossible and magical things couldhappen.
But households did not want tobevisitedby thespiritsof thedead.Tomake their homes cold and un-inviting, they would deliberatelyput out the fires in their homes. Inaddition, they would dress up asdemons, witches and hobgoblinsto frighten away the unwanted
spirits and would also create asmuch noise and commotion asthey could manage.
This isaprincipalpartof the tra-dition still carried on today. Theythengathered together in their vil-lage, where a Druid priest wouldhonorthesungodwithahugebon-fire.Thepurposeof thiswastogivethanks for the recent harvest andalso to frighten away the unwant-ed spirits of the dead.
One of themore terrifying Celticbeliefs was that on October 31st,people who had died during thepast year would come to choose apersonoranimal.Thespiritwouldthen inhabit that body for the nexttwelve months before they couldpass peacefully into the afterlife.Dressing up in costumes andwearing masks were done to con-fuse the spirits. The spirit would,
hopefully, think a person was al-ready possessed and leave themalone.Onthisday, theCeltsbelievethat the door to the underworldwasopened, letting inspirits.Theywould hold a feast, setting a placefor any deceased relatives, as theywere believed to visit home on thisday. Mean spirits entered theearthly realm as well and peoplewould dress in costume in orderto confuse these spirits. Thisevolved into the custom of visitinghouses to collect food for the feastwhile in costume, a precursor totrick-or-treating.
The Halloween tradition ofJack-O’lanterns comes from andold Irish folklore. The story tellshowJack,whowasadrunkenmis-fit, trapped the Devil up a tree bycarving a cross into the trunk. Hewould not free Satan until hepromised that Jack that he wouldno longer leadhim into temptationand cause Jack to misbehave.
As usual in any bargainwith theDevil, there turned out to be a
glitch in the deal. When Jack diedhewasallowed to enter into eitherheaven or hell. He was cursed towalk eternity in darkness. Hepleaded with Satan to give himsome of his coals to light his way.Satan would only give him onesmall ember. This Jack placed ina turnip that he had hollowed outand hence the Jack-O’lanternwasborn.
Many Irish emigrated to Ameri-ca because of the potato famine inIreland in the 1840s and broughttheir Halloween history and tradi-tions with them. At that time tur-nips were not as common in theUnited States so they used theabundant pumpkin instead whencreating their Jack-O’lanterns.
Trick-or-Treatingis thepracticeof children dressing up in spookycostumes such as witches orghosts to ring doorbells for candy.Whenthedooropens, theywill say,“Trick or treat? Give me some-thing good to eat,” which is some-times followed by, “if you don’t, I
don’t care, I’ll pull down your un-derwear!”
Of all of the Halloween historyand traditions that have beenhanded down, one of the bestknownis thewitchandherbroom-stick.Thewitch isacentral symbolof Halloween and synonymouswith her broomstick. At that time,witches who could afford a horserode while poor witches traveledon foot. These walking witchescarried a broomstick to aid themover streams, help them fend offsmall animals etc.
New witches had to be initiatedto the group. Theywould be blind-folded, coveredwithmagic “flyingointment” and set on a broom-stick. It is believed that this is be-cause thesacred“flyingointment”was at least a mild intoxicant ofsome sort and gave the novicewitch a feeling of flying. Confusedandnumbbytheeffectsof theoint-ment, theywere told theywere fly-ing and believed it. The rest as
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ONE of Greytown's well–knowntwitchers (akabird lovers),RoyHar-ris, photographed this rare sight ofa Peregrine falcon lunching on a pi-geon recently.
“The peregrine falcon is de-scribed in Roberts as “scarce to un-common”. It is widely distributedthroughout South Africa but thereare only an estimated 800 to 1200breeding pairs and so seeing one isquite special. There are two kindsthat occur in South Africa, the onebeing resident and the other migra-tory (which ismorerare). Ihavekepta list from about June last year ofbirds seen every five days at thenursery, and have recorded a pere-grine on 14 occasions.
They prefer habitats with highcliffs with open ground in front ofthem so that they can scan for prey,which is mainly pigeons. They alsouse skyscrapers and towers as sub-
stitute forcliffs. I'veseenoneseveraltimes on the tower at Crossroads,”said Harris.
Peregrines are the fastest mem-ber of the animal kingdom with389km/hbeing thehighest recordedspeed.
When performing the stoop, thebirdsoars toagreatheight thendur-ing its speedy dive, strikes its preywithaclenchedfoot,eitherstunningor killing it – and then catching thebody.
The Afrikaans name is “swer-fvalk”.
ThePeregrinefalconisusedinfal-conry. InCapeTown,andotherpartsof theworld, they have been trainedto take out troublesome birds orsmall creatures – for instance pi-geons on the flight path at airports.In World War 2, Peregrine falconsweretrainedto intercepthoming pi-geons.
Peregrinesnacks onpigeon
A Peregrine Falcon lunching on a pigeon in Greytown.
CATARACTS are not only aproblem for the elderly –they are the leading causeof avoidable blindness inchildren.
Early intervention is cru-cial to the successful treat-ment of cataracts and otherblinding conditions.
Of the estimated 100 000children in South Africawho are blind or severelyvisually impaired, abouthalfwouldstillbeabletoseehadtheyreceivedappropri-ate treatment in goodtime.
A cataract is a clouding ofthe lens which blocks lightfrom reaching theretina.
“Cataracts that becomeevident from birth are usu-ally hereditary or develop-mental, the result of a prob-lem with lens formation inthe womb.
Childrencanalsodeveloptraumatic cataracts later inlife due to an injury to theeye or head, a cause that isall too common in South Af-rica,” said Dr DharmeshParbhoo, ophthalmologistat the ORBIS PaediatricEye Care Centre in Durban.
According to a new re-port, ChildEyeHealth inAf-rica – The Status and theWay Forward, co–writtenby not–for–profit organisa-tion ORBIS and the AfricanChild Policy Forum (ACPF),sub–SaharanAfrica has thehighest incidence of child-hood blindness in theworld.
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LOCAL artist making a name on theentertainment circuit is Kyle Allanwho has lived in Dalton, Wartburgand New Hanover since the 90's.Kyle went to New Hanover PrepSchoolandwasthenhomeschooled.Now 26 years old he describes him-self as a poet, performer and writerand has just recorded an innovativealbum of poetry backed by a varietyof musical genres -this under thenew lable Raruka records in Pieter-maritzburg, He has appeared onstage at various eventswith manywellknown South Africans, includ-ing grassroots activist, Ashwion De-sai, Judge Chris Nicholson, TumeloKhoza, Hector Kunene and others.His poems have been published lo-cally and internationally.In additionKyle has recently started work as avoice artist for radio commercials.He is married to maZondi fromSwayimane,a large area steeped in
history in amazingly beautiful scen-ery which is a gateway into the val-leyofa thousandhills,andexpresseshimself not only poetically but in hisattitude,in his everyday existenceand choices and refusal to isolatehimself ina safe suburbanexistenceand in his philosophy of life sings aSouthAfrica that is both painful andbeautiful. . His poetry deals with re-ality,with poems written about sub-jects as wide ranging as taxi jour-neys,the beautiful women ofKZN,everyday struggles,and veryintelligently structured love poetry.. The choice of using various musicgenres in the different poems beingrecorded illustrates as well a desireto both pay tribute to an immensevarietyof influencesand thediversi-ty of creativity in the South Africanlandscape,as well as a refusal to bepigeonholed into one style. ContactKyle at 073 558 6424.
MAKING A NAME FORHIMSELF!
Kyle Allen in action
ACTION AT SANGWENISCHOOL
Congratulations to the talented Sangweni Combined Schoollearners...district champions in cultural acitvities held at Fabeni on 15thSeptember. They came first in the Gospel singing . second in poetry,Amahubo girls and Ingoma girls
They are real stars. The Sangoma Combined School gospel singers whocame second in the Provincial Gospel competition held in Newcastle on21st September. This very talented group represented Umzinyathi whichdid so well to come second out of eleven KZN districts.
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Weddingbellsring out
Steven James and Nadine Greer weremarried recently at the LutheranChruch in Hermannsburg, followed bya reception at Tshamanuka, home ofAdrian and Mary James. The couplelive in Ballito where they are bothteachers.
LAST year, several Greytonians took part in,and enjoyed, the annual Eston Tala trail runwhich will this year take place on Saturday,2 November at the Beaumont Eston Farmer’sClub.
Trails include 18kms and nine kilometresthroughtheexquisiteTalaGameReserve,anda seven kilometre fun run/walk (dogs on leadswelcome) through nearby sugar cane farms.
There will be a jumping castle for children,the Eston Christmas market and the Estontouch rugby tournament – a day out in thecountry for everyone to enjoy.
All races start at 6.30am and registrationis from5.15 to6.15amatEstonFarmersClub.Thereareplentyofprizes tobewon, includinga one–day sky diving course and jump withthe Durban Sky Divers Club.
Entries can be made online at www.ro-ag.co.za. Late entries are welcome. – Sup-plied.
Eston Tala trailrun
OURdistinguishedDirector ofMu-sic is impressed: Nadia Ortmannand Jordan Pope recentlyachieved the highest marks he’sseen in his career for their Associ-atedBoardofRoyal Schools ofMu-sic (ABRSM) practical examina-tions, Nadia achieving 92% forGrade 8 Voice and Jordan 95%for Grade 1 Voice!
A number of our musicians satthe ABRSM and University ofSouth Africa(UNISA)practicalex-
aminations. Kerstin Mahnecke(Grade 2 Voice), Lydia Köhne(Grade 2 Voice) and Meike Meyer(Grade 1 Voice) all achieved highdistinctions. Bongimpilo HlelapassedGrade1Pianowithdistinc-tion. Andrea Kohrs achievedhighmerits for both Grade 7 Voice andGrade 7 Piano, as did Laura Zickfor Grade 4 Flute. High markswere also obtained by Christél-Brooks (Grade 6 Voice), StephanKüsel (Grade 6 Voice and Grade 5
piano), Reece Volker (Grade 5Voice and Piano UNISA Grade 5,with merit), Thomas Mahnecke(Grade 3 Voice), Nadia Christians-en (Grade 3 Voice), NtuthukoZwane (Grade 3 Voice) and LydiaKöhne (Grade 2 Flute). Nadia Ort-mann, Andrea Kohrs, Lydia Koh-ne, Kerstin Mahnecke, MeikeMeyer and JordanPopehave beeninvited to perform at the prize-winners concert at The WykehamCollegiateon16October in Pieter-
maritzburg.In sports news, the first cricket
matches of the season, againstMaritzburgCollege, saw Collegewinning, but with Thomas Mah-necke scoring a very credible 54runs in his innings during the 1st
XI match on Saturday. Traininghas already begun for the biennialSport Olympiad of the Germanschools, which will take place inMarch next year - basketball,handball, soccer and volleyball
are the main ball sports at thischallenging meeting of theschools. Our Grade 12 class starttheir National Senior Certificateexaminations this week, havingcelebrated their achievements atFriday’s awards ceremony, andwith thematric danceonSaturdaybeing another of the year’s high-lights. Watch this space for morenews! In the meantime we wishthem all clear heads and perfectrecall for the examinations.
HERMANNSBURG HAPPENINGS
Class 2013 in their finery at the end of year dance held last Saturday
The Greytown Gazette, Wednesday, October 23, 2013 Page 13
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Deadline: 1 pm on Friday,25th October 2013.
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DiwaliThe Greytown Gazette wishes all its Hindu and
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ONSUNDAY
27-10-201310.00 am- 2.00 pm“CAN we fix it?” ... “Yes! We can!” The
drizzle and the cold could not keep ourlittle Bob-the-builders and their mom-mies and daddies from our fun work-day on Saturday. Parents, Little Oaks,volunteer workers and teachers werebusy hammering, painting and diggingto add that little bit extra to the Kinder-garten. Holes were drilled to hang newpictures and mirrors, the slide and thewoodenfencewererepaired,cupboardswere given a fresh coat of paint andour sensopathic gardenwas given scruband a face-lift.Thank you to all the helping parents
andtoall theparentswhodonatedpaint,paintbrushes, cement, food and otherimportant tools and equipment for theday. Their help and commitment to theKindergarten is greatly appreciated.
Little Oaks’ Oracle"Moms and their little helpers give thecupboards in the Kindergarten 'kitchen' alick of paint on Saturday."
WEMBLEY College will be hosting aneight-a-side Summer League hockey tour-nament throughout the fourth term.Therehas been a great response with nine teamsentered into the tournament.Matches areplayed on a Monday evening between17.15and18.15at theAstro turf.The tour-nament is a great way in which to bringthe community together whilst providingthe scholars with the opportunity of learn-ing from, and playing with more experi-encedhockeyplayers.WembleyCollege in-vites the Greytowncommunity tocomeandsupport the hockey and enjoy the atmo-sphere down at the Astro.
On Thursday, 17 October, the Pre-School hosted its annual Cheese and Wineand Art Auction. It was a most successfulevening when parents and teachers min-gled and got to know one another better.Therewerebeautiful canvassesandcalen-
dars from each child which were boughtby each of the parents. The group item thisyear was a tablecloth which was coveredin handprints from every child in the pre-school. Steve and Cathy Cope were thewinners, generously donating R1 300 tothis fund-raising initiative.
The Grade Fours enjoyed going toMontello last Thursday and Friday. Theyhad delicious food, a long walk, super ac-commodation and huge amounts of fun.They sawmany different animals on theirgame drive and even found the skull of agiraffe.
On Wednesday, 16 October, the firstcricket team travelled toWartburg to playin their first 20/20 match of the season.Wembleywent in to bat andmade100 runswith the loss of seven wickets in their 20overs. Wartburg went in to bat and made104 for the lossof fivewickets in18.5overs,thus winning the match by five wickets.Well done toSvenRöhrsfor someexcellentbowling, taking threewickets for 14 runs.
On Friday, 18 October the High Schoolhockeygirlsplayed their first indoorgamesagainst Carter andGraceCollege. The girlsplayed exceptionally well winning bothgames with the scores being 7-1 and6-0.
The Grades One and Two boys’ cricketteamstravelledtoCordwalles for their firstmatches of the season. The GradeOnes,whoare reallymastering their bowl-ing techniques, played very well and won39-31. The Grade Twos tried really hardbut were beaten.
WINDOW ON WEMBLEY
Steve and Cathy Cope display thetablecloth.
WE began the last school term with a “fly-ing” start at our kite fair held at the schoolon Saturday.
At New Hanover Prep (NHP) School webelieve that kite flying has more benefitsthan most of us think.
Kite flyershave found that flyingkites re-generatesenergyandhasawayofreducingstress and tension of everyday life. We en-courage kite flying as it develops creativethinking, both in the making of the kite aswell as flying and adapting it.
Another less known, but very important,
benefit of kite flying is the development ofconcentration.
At ourkite fairwe sawacolourful varietyof kites of all shapes and sizes soaring inthe wind. The market stalls and kite dem-onstrations held throughout the morning,attracted many locals to join in the fun.
Awidechoiceofkiteswereonsale,allow-ing new–comers to this unique sport an op-portunity to venture intoanewexperience.
The weather conditions were ideal andthe event tied in perfectly with our schooltheme for the year of Flying High.
Children are also involved in a readingchallenge at the moment where they areadding colourful tails to kites they have de-signed, indicatingthenumberofbookstheyhave read since the beginning of last term.
They are aiming to read a total of 500books.
Kite flying is one of the few recreationalactivities that is both low budget as well assafe and environmentally friendly, andchildren and parents at NHPwill definitelybe more passionate about kite flying fromnow on! – S. Redinger.
New Hanover Prep School NewsJonathanBraithwaitegets hiskite readyto flywhilst thecar–sizedfrog kitefloats andbouncesbehind him.
James McCulloughholds up his box-kite.Behind him is thehuge (35metre)caterpillar kite.Unfortunately thewind was notconsistently strongenough for it to flysafely; however, thechildren had immensefun duckingunderneath itssquirming body. Flyinggracefully above thecaterpillar is thebeautiful two metrelong fish–kite.
Caitlin Gordonand StefanieOrtmannenjoying thefantasticweather at theNew HanoverPrep kitefestival. Behindthem is acircular rainbowkite whichrevolved in thewind.
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Its the fireworks season -from nowuntil the New Year celebrations towelcome 2014.
There are some basic safety tipsto followtoensurenophysicaldam-age or damage to property. Pleasemake sure:
*Alwaysuseunderadult supervi-sion
*Purchase only legal fireworks,available at licenced retailers.
*Read and follow instructionsgiven on the fireworks packs
*Always keep water and sand
nearby, and a water hose pipe ifpossible.
*Fireworks are for strict outdooruse only
*Never try tomakeyourown fire-works
*Never relight fireworks that ap-pear to have gone out.
*Only light one firework at atime
*Never allow small children oranimals to go near fireworks
*Never lean over top of fireworksto light them
*Tie hair back, wear caps, wearsafety goggles and no loose fittingclothes. Wear cotton clothes, andcover your body as much as possi-ble. Shoes are a must.
*Sparklers should be immersedin sand or water bucket as soon asthey appear out - they are still veryhot and are known to cause themaximum number of accidentalburns to children.
After you finish ...wash yourhands and feet,as firework materi-al can be toxic.
LIGHT UP WITH CARE!
*Those who jump off a bridge inParis are in Seine ...
*A man’s home is his castle, in amanor of speaking.
*Practice safe eating - alwaysusecondiments.
.*A man needs a mistress just to
break the monogamy.*A hangover is the wrath of
grapes.*Dancing cheek-to-cheek is real-
ly a form of floor play.*Does the name Pavlov ring a
bell?*Condoms shouldbeusedoneve-
ry conceivable occasion.*Reading while sunbathing
makes you well red.*When two egotists meet, it’s an
I for an I.*A bicycle can’t stand on its own
because it is two tired.*What’s the definition of a will?(It’s a dead give away.)*Time flies like an arrow. Fruit
flies like a banana.*In democracy your vote counts.In feudalism your count votes.*She was engaged to a boyfriend
with a wooden leg but broke it off.*A chicken crossing the road is
poultry in motion.*If you don’t pay your exorcist,You get repossessed*Theman who fell into an uphol-
stery machine is fully recovered.*You feel stuck with your debt if
you can’tbudge it.
*Every calendar’s days are num-bered.
*A lot of money is tainted -Taint yours and taint mine.*A boiled egg in the morning is
hard to beat.*He had a photographic memory
that was never developed.*A midget fortune-teller who es-
capes from prison is a small medi-um at large.
*Once you’ve seen one shoppingcentre,
You’ve seen a mall.*Bakers trade bread recipes on a
knead-to-know basis..*Santa’s helpers are subordinate
clauses.*Acupuncture is a jab well
done.:
JUST FOR THE PUN OF IT
SARS report an increase in the ac-tivities of suspected syndicateswhofraudulently offer clients substan-tial tax refunds on personal incometax returns, especially as the 2013Tax Season deadline on November22 approaches - SARS warns taxpayersthatanyonewhoguaranteesa tax refund should beavoided.
The SA Institute for Tax Practi-tionerssupportsSARS’call “It is im-possible for any tax practitioner oradvisor to legally guarantee a re-fund for tax returns”, says Head of
Tax Technical at SAIT, ProfessorSharon Smulders. “Assessment fortaxrefundor liability isastrict tech-nical and legal process, and isbasedonan individual to individualbasis.”
Anyone promising clients tax re-funds in return for a cut of the re-fund isclearlyoperatingoutside thelaw ..
According to SARS, there aresome individualswhopretend to betax practitioners with the intentionof defrauding SARS and the un-knowing taxpayerwho is put at risk
ofcriminal sanctionas theyareulti-mately responsible for tax returnssubmitted in their name, even ifdone by a third party.
One of the key objectives of theTaxAmendment Act 2012 is to pro-tect thepublic - all taxpractitionersandadvisorshad tohave registeredwith one of the recognised profes-sional controlling bodies by July 1of this year. The onus is on the taxpayer to ensure that their tax advi-sor is registered as a tax practition-erwith both SARSanda recognisedprofessional body
TAXPAYERS WARNED ON FRAUDULENT RETURNS
InSouthAfricaonein26womenarediagnosed with breast cancer eachyear. October was designatedBreast Cancer Awareness Monthprimarily in order to raise aware-ness of the disease. The South Afri-can Department of Health hostscampaigns across the country andespecially in rural areas topromoteawareness of the disease andspreading the knowledge of how toachieve early detection throughregular self-examinations andmammograms.
South Africa faces high breastcancer rates in its population.Among white and Asian women,breastcancer is themostcommonlydiagnosed cancer, while amongblack women it is the second mostcommon. One in 26 South Africanwomen is diagnosed with breastcancer each year, a significantnumber that translates to thou-
sands of cases annually.Most terminalcasesoccuramong
blackwomen, themajorityofwhomunfortunately, becaue of lack ofawareness,seek medical help afterthe disease has developed into itslate stages.
Althoughbreastcancercanbefa-tal , early detection significantlyraises the chances of defeating thedisease by allowing for more treat-ment options. Over 90 percent ofbreast cancer patients who havediscovered the disease in its earlystages have survived for manyyears after the diagnosis.
The National Alliance of BreastCancer Organizations has statedthat annual mammogram screen-ings and breast examinations byprofessionals are the best methodsin achieving early detection.
The South African Breast CancerAwareness encourages all women
to examine their own breastsmonthly. The best time to check forlumps, swellings, sores or rashes istheweek after thewoman’s period.Whilemost lumps found turn out tobe harmless, all require attentionin case it is cancer. The next stepis a mammogram.The President ofSouth Africa’s Radiological Societyreported that mammographyequipment in public hospitalsacross the country needed atten-tion. While citizens able to affordmammograms through the privatemedical sector have high detectionrates and less fatal cases, the oppo-site is true and access is limited forlowerclasses.Byraising familiaritywith these issues, Breast CancerAwareness Month hopes to in-crease accessibility to mammo-grams for all SouthAfricanwomen.
REMEMBER EARLY DETEC-TIONCAN SAVE YOUR LIFE!
October is breast cancer awareness month
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12 Thanks
NGIDLULISA ukubon-ga okukhulu kulabaabalandelayo oma-khelwane, izihlobo,abangani, umphakha-thi lokhu enikwenzekimina nikwenze nak-wabanye ngenkathingigutshazelwe ifu eli-mnyama ngishonelweindodakazi yami uThulile Gloria Shezi.Ngiyabonga kakhulu.Obongayo umamawakhe Lindiwe Xaba.
I would like to saythank you very muchto the community,neighbours, relativesand friends for helpingwith my daughter’s fu-neral. I appreciate ev-erything that you didfor her and myself,yours sincerely
Lindiwe Xaba
UMNDENI wakwaGwa-la kanye nowakwaZondi Udlulisa uku-bonga okukhulu ngo-suku Lwenjabulo esa-banayo ngesikhathikushada indodakazinendodana yethu sithiisandla sidlula ikhan-da.
18 Clubs andMeetings
GOLF 911 Bass FishingCompetition. Sat 2 Nov.Venue: Scope Dam (Um-vozana). Time: 6am (reg-istration) lines in 7:00 amto 4:30pm. Entrance: R70per angler. First prize R2500 (longest bass). 082564 3289.
20 Lost andFound
3 Black bags and 3 discsfor Debonairs. If foundplease contact the man-ager on 033 413 1208.
22 Personal
NICE African food cookeddaily. Call for orders. Tel:071 290 4044.
30 BuildingServices
ISIHLABATHI amatshekanye nanablocksngentengo yasewholesale. Telephone033 413 1414 /0 8 2 7 8 3 6 0 3 5kuhlangene konkenokudilivaedolobheni.
31 BusinessServices
WELDING and wroughtiron Ind. For all welding,structural and steel re-quirements contact Brian073 212 6627.
34 CleaningServices
CARPET / upholsterycleaning. Experiencedowner supervised andquick. Phone Nola 083320 4008.
38 FencingServices
FAIRVIEW fencing qualityworkmanship andback-up service onautomated gates and alltypes of game,agricultural amd securityfencing. Contact KeithCowie 082 772 5436.
39 For Hire
10 Seater round tables,patio gas heaters, whitemarquees, decor, cook-ing. Greytown HiringServices. 033 417 1157,082 957 2812, 082 3156653.
AMATAFULA. 10 Seaterawo round noma tendeamasha amphlophe. Tel.082 957 2812 / 082 3156653.
41 GardenServices
PROFESSIONAL tree fell-ing. Contact Brian 073212 6627.
42 Health andBeauty
CHIROPRACTOR. Grey-town Drug Store, 033 4132157. Dr White will beavailable at the Clinic onWednesdays.
47 PersonalServices
ABORTION alternative -Wednesday 2 - 5 pm.Free councelling by ap-pointment. Call or sms078 879 7484.
STITCHINGS: GreytownJunior School dressesnow available. Also track-suits for all schools madeat Stitchings. Tel. 082319 0972.
72 Gardening
ROSES on special atR.T.S. Last season’s pri-ces. 22nd - 26th October2013. Queries (033) 4133236.
73 General Sales
AFRICA Wendy houses.Grade A Pinewood, big,small, low prices, louvrestyle. Sylie 083 9960526.
CULLS for sale. Cleanedand cut. We deliver. 079539 7602.
JUMBLE sale at St JamesAnglican Church on Sat-urday 26th of October at9:00am at the ChurchHall.
MELTZ in yr mouth.... Mi-thaai homemade sweet-meats, for any occasion.Burfee, Chana Magaj,Koprapaak, Ladoo, Gu-laab Jambu. Place yr or-ders now. 033 413 3458,084 583 1838.
POTENTIAL TIMBERSALVAGE. We havehad a number of large oldgum & pine trees felled.Piles of off cuts available.Tony Dutton 087 8020577 “came” SevenOaks.
SPRING open days, Se-nior Citizen Centre (Oct30th 9 - 5:30), (31st 8:30- 3pm). Clothing to di 4 /kidzgear / jewellery &pearls / health prod / gar-den ornaments / cup-cakes / maids uniforms /busy bees handcrafts.
79 Pets/Aquariums/Tropical Fish
DOG and cat boarding.SPCA. Tel: 072 0969634.
JACK Russel X puppies,ready to go @ R100each. Call Mrs Werner083 608 5920.
RIDGEBACK X puppiesfor sale, 6 weeks old. CallDraco on 073 832 3490.
109 CommercialPremises to Let
TO let, Greytown, lowerBell Street, near Asmalls.shop / office, 129 sqmt,R5 500 pm. Call Ma-homed 032 551 1522during working hours.
TO let, Greytown, lowerBell Street, near Asmalls.Ideal for surgery, 176sqmt - R7 000. Call Ma-homed 032 551 1522during office hours.
TO let, Greytown, lowerBell Street near Asmalls,shop / office, 44 sqmt -R2 750 pm. Call Ma-homed 032 551 1522during working hours.
TO let. Greytown Book-shop premises, 138 PineStreet. Other shops / offi-ces to let. Tel: 033 4131105.
WANTED. Commercialpremises wanted urgent-ly. 082 563 5000
126 Houses to Let
2 Bedrooms, lounge, din-ing room, fully fitted kitch-en, garage, pre-paidelectricity, bottom Sar-geaunt street, with ga-rage, R3 500, excl. ga-rage, R3 000. Contact072 869 6354 after 1:00pm.
163 Used Bakkies
TOYOTA Hilux D/C 4 X 4with canopy (petrol).Good condition, sold withC.O.R. R55 000. PhoneShane 079 347 4684,neg.
173 GeneralEmployment
QUALIFIED Fitter & Turn-er required in the Grey-town area. Preferablymust be exposed to bor-ing mill machining. FaxCV to 086 211 9873 or e-mail:[email protected]
179 Work Wanted:Domestic
ETHEL seeks domesticwork. Contact 076 2005345.
NONKUTHALO seeks do-mestic work, sleep out.Contact 071 341 8315.
186 Estates
NOTICEIn the Estate of the late
ERNSTWILHELMDRIEMEYER
Id No: 370528 5009 081,married out of communityof property, of 1 GoldenAcres, Cummins Street,Greytown, who died on
16th April 2013Estate No. 4099/2013/PMB
In terms of Section 35 (5) ofAct 66 of 1965, notice ishereby given that the Firstand Final Liquidation andDistribution Account in theabove Estate will be openfor inspection of all personsinterested therein for a peri-od of TWENTY ONE (21)days from the date of publi-cation hereof at the office ofthe Master of the High CourtPietermaritzburg and theMagistrate Greytown.
Should no objection theretobe lodged with the Masterduring the specified period,the Executor will proceed tomake payment in accord-ance herewith.
Dated at Greytown,,on this 9th day of Octobert2013.
- Nel & StevensAttorneys for Executor117a Voortrekker Street(P O Box 60 (D x 1) Grey-town 3250.
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1. Make effective fire breaks on yourproperty borders to protect your prop-erty and prevent a fire spreading toneighboring properties.2. Warn neighbours if you plan to burnfire–breaks. Give a written notice to in-form neighbours of your intentions.3. Plan your fire–breaks program withyour neighbours. Get your neighbour’sapproval of your plan of action. Shouldneighbours find it impossible to cometo an agreement, provision is made thatthe local magistrate may act as arbiter.His ruling will then be binding by bothlandowners.4. Insist on your neighbours presencewhen fire–breaks on boundary belts arebeing made. This will ensure that allparties take responsibility for any even-tualities. Should a fire occur on a prop-erty, and it is suspected of posing a
threat to man, animal or property, anyperson may enter property and applynecessary reasonable measures to pre-vent the fire from spreading, or to extin-guish the fire. These measures mayeven include setting fire to crops, fire–breaks etc.5. Ensure that weather conditions areacceptable for burning firebreaks. Youcould consider burning fires at nightwhen weather conditions are usually fa-vorable for burning. Check the Fire Dan-ger Rating and regulations for your re-gion.6. Burn fire–breaks early. Burning re-strictions are enforced in certain regions– ensure that you’re aware of these.7. Don’t light a fire in the open if youcannot control it. Ensure that you haveenough help and equipment to copewith all eventualities. Lighting a fire
within a road reserve, except in a fire-place built for that purpose, is also pro-hibited in terms of the National Veldand Forest Fire Act No 101 of 1998.8. You are responsible for doing all youcan to prevent a fire from spreading toneighboring properties. If a fire spreadsit can cause extensive damage, and thelandowner from where the fire origi-nates can be held liable for damages.9. Don’t leave a fire unguarded or unat-tended before it is properly extin-guished. Unexpected winds can ignitecinders.10. According to the National Veld andForest Fire Act No 101 of 1998, careless-ness with fires is considered a criminaloffense.
WATCHOUTisanacronymusedto remind fire fighters of potentialdangers to their safety and to give
advice on safe work.Understanding the meaning of
theacronymwill help youperforma more comprehensive risk as-sessment.
Weather dominates fire behav-iour, so keep informed.
Actions must be based on cur-rent and expected fire behaviour.
Try out at least two safe escaperoutes.
Communicate with your FPO,your crew and adjoining crews.
Hazards beware of variations infuels and steep slopes.
Observe changes in wind speedand direction, temperature, hu-midity and cloud.
Understand your instructions,make sure that you are under-stood.
Think clearly, be alert and actdecisively before your situationbecomes critical.Managing the Fire
The safety and success of firesuppression hinges on the com-mand, control and communica-tions systems that are set up tocontrol the incident.
Communications are vital to thesuccessful outcome of fire sup-pression or any other incident. Acommunications plan is devel-oped to provide communicationsfor thewholeof the incident,asde-termined by its size and complexi-ty. Learn more about fire skills byjoining the Umvoti Fire ProtectionAssociation.PhoneCharlesHadenat 076 154 1090 or [email protected].
Umvoti Fire Protection Association – ten golden rules
UCELA ukufuniswa laba abalandelayo: Ongabanolwazi athintane nosonhlalakahle kulenomboloelandelayo 033-4171527.1.Ubaba ka Nkosingiphile Zondi owayezalwa uP-humelele Zondi ongasekho emhlabeni owayehla-la eNgome eMdlezane area.2.Ubaba kaMthokozisi Masuku, Banele Masuku,Amahle Polite Masuku ababezalwa uTheodorahHlengiwe Masuku ongasekho owayehlala eMati-matolo.3.Ubaba ka Zanele Sikhakhane, ThembelihleSikhakhane ababezalwa uNgenzeni Sikhakhaneongasekho owayehlala eMatimatolo.4.Umama ka Nelisiwe Vilakazi, Mbali Vilakaziabahlala noFikephi Beuty Mhlongo waseMatima-tolo.5.Ubaba kaSamukelo Mhlongo owayezalwa uK-wandile Precious Muhammad ongasekhoowayehlala eMdlelanto eNadi area.6.Ubaba nomama ka Senzosakhe YekaniZondi ugogo wakhe uQondeni Shange ohlala eN-gome.7.Ubaba kaSamukelo Makhaye owayezalwa uH-lengiwe Makhaye ongasekho emhlabeni.8.Ubaba nomama kaSimo Mzila ugogo wakheuBuselaphi Shange ohlala eNgome eMpanza.9.Umama kaSipho Ndlovu, ugogo wakhe uSeben-zile Ndlovu ohlala eNgome eNkonyane.10.Ubaba nomama kaBanele Zakwe, ugogo wa-khe uThembeni Martha Mchunu ohlala eKha-manzi.
11.Ubaba nomama kaLusanda Andile Dladla, ugo-go wakhe uSebenzile Mchunu.12.Ubaba ka Lindelani Zondi owayezalwa uBongi-we Zondi ongasekho owayehlala eNyavumbu ar-ea.13.Ubaba ka Ayanda Cele noSabelo Cele ababez-alwa uBuyisile Ritta Cele ongasekho owayehlalaeKhamanzi.14.Ubaba ka Thokozani Buthelezi owayezalwauNokuphiwa Mkhize ongasekho emhlabeniowayehlala oHlange eDingwane area.15.Ubaba kaMthobisi noAyanda Buthelezi abahl-ala eMispar area.16.Ubaba kaSibongakonke Nkala, Kwaziyena Zuluababezalwa uNgenisile Zulu ongasekho owayeh-lala eNgome.17.Ubaba ka Ayanda Hlophe owayezalwa uBuyisi-we Christina Hlophe ongasekho emhlabeniowayehlala eShane.18.Ubaba ka Siphesihle Gabela, ugogo wakheuZakhona Nester Gumede ohlala eMbulwane.19.Ubaba ka Swelihle Zondi owayezalwa uGloriaMasabatha Zondi ongasekho emhlabeni owayeh-lala eShane.20.Ubaba ka Yolanda Nothando Dlomo owaye-zalwa uThobekile Dlomo ongasekho emhlabeniowayehlala eNhlalakahle.21.UDombi Mdlalose waseKuvukeni no Boyki Mal-inga waseMshwathi abangabazali bakaThandekile Mdlalose ohlala noNokulunga wakwaMzolo eMuden.
Umnyango wokuthuthukiswa komphakathi (GreytownSocial Development)
GREYTOWN Child Welfare, Kranskop, islooking for information on the father ofAnele Ndlovu (born 2 January, 2002) andAmahle Ndlovu (born 2 January, 2010),their mother is deceased.
Theyarealso looking for informationonthe father of Nokuzola Dlomo (born 15June,2001)andNothandoDlomo (born29November, 2006) – their mother is de-ceased.
Anyone with information should pleasecontactsocialworker,MissM.PCeleat033444 1578.
Greytown social worker Mr T.S. Lawu islooking for information on the parents of“Baby Princess” who was found aban-doned on the railway line in Enhlalakaheon 30 May of this year. Please phone 033413 3174 if you can help.
Missingpersons
Page 16 The Greytown Gazette, Wednesday, October 23, 2013
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NORMALITY is a key factor in keeping rac-ing pigeons successfully. If their feedingtime isat5pm, thenfeedascloselyaspossi-ble to that time.
Being creatures of habit,as aremost ani-mals, pigeon respond to this treatment asbeing normal.
Manyyearsago therewasanelderly fan-cier in Durban, who would not allow anywashing on the line on race day. Nobodywas allowed to be in the backyard on racedays - he had evenbuilt a barricade behindwhich he would hide
so the birds would not see him on theirarrival. On one particular Saturday, thegardener, not knowing of these rules, wan-dered across the back lawn and was re-warded by a spate of verbal abuse and a
bottle thrown at him. If this was notenough, he was then locked in the cellar,never to report to work again.
On one race day he had a fairly early ar-rival and thenervouspigeoneventually en-tered the loft and the highly excited fancierrushed to close the sliding door. On seeingthe rapid approach the bird made a dashto get out only to be smacked by the slidingdoor as it was slammed closed. Needlessto say this gentleman was not a very suc-cessful fancier.
Be calm always because the birds re-spond better to this treatment.Do not rusharound shouting at the birds as it onlymakes them nervous and gives you bloodpressure and doctor’s accounts.
GREYTOWN RACING PIGEON NEWS
WE would like to remind all golfers ofthe GCC Golf Classic which takes placeon Saturday, 26 October. It is one of ourpremier events annually and not to bemissed.Therearegreatprizes tobewon.The format is Betterball Stableford (twoplayers per team) and entry for non-sponsored players is R170, which in-cludes halfway snacks and supper.
The entry list (morning andafternoon)is up on the board at the Club. The “Sun-day 9@9” entry fee is R25 to play 9 holes.Richard Chiazzari is sponsoring a chick-en thatwill be up for thewinning onSun-day mornings.
Ingrid Meyer won the money on Fri-day, 18 October at the attendance draw.
The next attendance draw will be onFriday 1 November with R100 up forgrabs. Dooropen from 6.30pm
Dates to diarize25th October: Happy Hour26th October: GCC Gold Classic1st November: Attendance Draw
9th November: Monthly Mascor Mug / Busi-ness League30th November: Moths Golf Day
Greytown CountryClub news
DUE to the very welcome rains and severecold weather on Saturday no tennis was
played.Please diarise Saturday 2 November for
From the courts
SATURDAY’s weather ruined any chance ofbowls over the weekend, and also led to thepostponement of the popular BrackenHack-ers which was due to be played on Sunday.ButWednesday produced one singles handi-cap match between Clive Edkins and ErnieWeykes.Startingwith plus two,Weykes forged aheadand itwasonlyontea timethatEdkinsgainedthe lead to14-13and thendrewaheadstead-ily to win.All other games need to be played, in orderfor the pairs to be played.A reminder of the annual general meetingthis Wedensday. Members are requested toa small plate of eats.
FROM THE DITCH
THE Farmers Agri-Care Monthly Mugplayed thispastSaturdaywasplayedby thehardygolfers fromStCathryn’s, inweatherthatwascoldandverydamp.Manyof theseplayers are also in the three St Cathryn’steams for Interclub – this bodeswell for theInterclub competition to be played 8,9 and10 November as these members are play-ing themselves into form. The final teamswill be announcednearer to the time. Play-ers will be kept up informed by email.Results;1st: Merwin Rabe nett 712nd: Dieter Meyer nett 723rd: Deon van Dyk nett 74Nearest to pin 9 / 18: Paul ElsCaptains Putter: Zane PadoaBest Stable ford points: Merwin Rabe 38
pointsAll at St Cathryn’swould like towish jun-
ior golfer Justin Harrison good luck for hismatric finals that he is writing at the mo-ment. We also would like to congratulateJustin onhis awards received at St Charlesthis past week at prizegiving for SportingExcellence. He has true love of the gameand Sportsmanship for Cricket as well asaSpecialAwardandthetrophyfor“Sports-manship of the Year”. Well Done Justin weare proud of you and recognise your sport-ing talents – Justin was also the golfer ofthe year at St Cathryn’s 2012.
This Friday, 25 November. Supper willbe curry and rice. To book phone 083 2691661 by Friday 10am.
ST CATHRYN’S NEWS
CONGRATULATIONS to Greytown squashplayer, Pete Koller on been selected as amember of the sixman South African Jest-ers squash team to play in UnitedKingdomand Ireland in September next year.
Thetour toEnglandtakesplaceevery tenyears when six players from South Africaare invited as guests of the Jesters to playsquash for two weeks in the UK.
Selection isbasedonanumberof factors,including playing strength, contribution tothe game of squash in South Africa andmost importantly, the player’s sportingcode and attitude, both on and off thesquash court.
Koller is a very deserving recipient -hehas beena very activemember of theGrey-town squash club having served on thecommittee for 14 years and as chairmanfor 9 years. He has played league for Grey-town since his arrival here in 1999.
Prior to this he was actively involved in
the Pietermaritzburg squash scene andhas played league squash for a record34 years. Koller has also represented KZNMasters and Midlands Masters squash ata number of inter-provincials.
This is a dream come true for Koller anda well earned reward for the time and ef-fort he has put in for the benefit andimprovement of the game in Mid-lands.
A further honour for the GreytownSquash club is that it was awarded theprestigious title of ‘Club of the Year’ at therecentMidlands Squash prizegiving. Grey-town was selected as the top club out of18 in the Midlands .
During the MidlandsWinter league boththesixthandeighth leagueteamswontheirdivisions coming third in the third leagueand sixth in the seventh league.
It has been a great year for Greytownsquash club.
GREAT YEARFOR GREYTOWN SQUASH!
the Greytown Ten-nis Club annualgeneral meeting -it will be held aftertennis followed bya bring andbraai.
Wewould like asmany membersas possible to at-tend .
Another impor-tant date to diariseis the annual RoleyHill mens doublestournament takingplace on Sunday, 9December .
Social tenniswillstart as usual at 2pm this Saturday.